Maple Leaf Dentistry

Dental Emergencies Peterborough

While managing any tooth emergency like damage to the gums and teeth must be addressed straight away. These types of injuries can be potentially critical and avoiding the issue might on occasion multiply the risk of added damage or enduring damage.

Listed below are a handful of oral health emergencies and a short synopsis of the methods of how to deal with them:

Severe tooth pains - The first step is to rinse your oral cavity fairly carefully with lukewarm water. Then use dental floss to take out any foods that may be trapped in-between your teeth. If there is any swelling, apply wrapped ice or a cold compress to the outside of your cheek or mouth. Avoid placing any pain killers like aspirin against the gums of an aching tooth as they may burn the gum tissues.

Chips, Fractures, and breaks to a tooth - Make an effort to put aside any cracked pieces. Wash carefully the remaining fragments and your mouth with lukewarm water. If bleeding, you should apply a clean, moist piece of gauze to the site for at the very least ten minutes or until the bleeding stops. Making use of ice wrapped in cloth or any cold compress to the affected area on the outside of the cheeks, mouth, or lips must keep the inflammation down and will relieve some pain.

Knocked-out tooth - If your tooth has become dislodged, attempt to retrieve the tooth and holding it by the crown (the section that consists of the biting exterior of the tooth), gently rinse any dirt or debris off the tooth root with water. But, make sure that you do not eliminate any of the attached tissue fragments. If at all possible, place the tooth back into the socket, although make sure that it is facing the right way. Do not force it back into the socket however. If you are not able to set the tooth back into its socket, place the tooth in a cup of milk (if you have no milk, make use of water with a pinch of salt). Visit your dentist as soon as possible. Teeth that have been knocked out have a better probability to be saved if returned to their socket and seen by a oral health doctor within one hour of being dislodged.

Partly dislodged or Extruded tooth - See your oral health care professional right away. Until you reach your dentist's facility, to relieve pain, apply a cold compress to the outer surface of the mouth or cheek in the affected area. Take an over-the-counter pain reliever similar to Tylenol or Advil, if needed.

Items jammed between your teeth - To begin with, try using dental floss to very gently and carefully eliminate the object. If you can't get the entity out, see your dentist. Never make use of a pin or other sharp object to poke at the stuck object. These devices can cut your gums or nick your tooth's surface.

Abscess - Abscesses are infections that occur around the root of a tooth or in the space between the teeth and gums. Abscesses are a critical condition that can damage tissues and surrounding teeth, in addition to the contamination possibly spreading to other regions of the body if left untreated.

Tooth abscesses might present some critical oral health issues as well as overall health concerns. You should drop in on your dental clinician right away if you notice a tender pimple-like inflammation on your gums. Even as you are waiting to see your dental clinician you can completely rinse your mouth out with salt water solution several times a day. This should ease some of the pains whilst bringing the pus towards the surface.

Dr. Cam Crawford, along with his friendly and professional team of hygienists and office support staff are excited to meet with you and your family. Regardless of whether you need a regular cleaning, dental check-up, whitening, crown, fillings or a bridge, Dr. Crawford and his team can offer you the modern dental services you require.